LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 25 February 1888, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Fitusii A irv /ktiseaient . -Mr H. V. Browne’s new advertisement wiU appear in Monday’s isoiie. Wairatj Rowing Club. —The Club races, which were to have come off yesterday, were postponed till Friday next. School Inspection.— Mr Hodgson, Inspector of Schools, commences his examination of the Borough Schools on Tuesday. Horticultural SociE’i v.—Mr M‘Kay, head gardener at Government House, Wellington, is expected to be present at the Show next week in connection with this Society and render any assistance wherein his great experience may be of service.

Disposal of Sukplus Wheat. A meeting of farmers will be held at Draper’s Hotel at two o’clock to-day, for the purpose of tailing into consideration the best means of disposing of the surplus wheat in Marlborough, and discussing other matters of interest to farmers.

Bokougii Council. —A special meeting of tho Borough Council was held last evening to confirm by special order the resolution passed on 21st December last, to borrow £II,OOO from the Colonial Bank to pay off tho temporary loan for gaswork purposes. Tho members present were the Mayor, Crs Green, Ching, Jelly man, Bythell aud Cooke. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Gr Bythell, the motion was confirmed. A letter was read from the Manager of tho Colonial Bank, intimating that tho debentures were ready for signature, and enclosing account for interest from 12th to 25th inst., £4 12s, which was passed for payment. R. M. Court. —At tho R. M. Court yesterday morning, before J. Allen, Esq., it. M., Daniel Murphy sued John Brydon for £2B 10s, the amount of one year’s rent of engine hold by bailment, and insurance.—Mr Rogers appeared for plaintiff, and Mr MoNab for defendant. —After plaintiff’s evidence had been taken, it was decided to adjourn the case for a fortnight, and Mr MoNab agreed to have tho plaintiff cross-examined at Otaki.— Horton and Clouston v John Pocock, a claim of £2 8s Sd.— Mr AlciNah, who appeared for defendant, said that lie wished, to have the ease held over till 2 o’clock, as in the interval some agreement might bo made between the parties. At the hour stated, however, judgment _ was given for plaintiffs for the amount claimed and 7s costs.

Yesteeday Mokning’s Fire. —The insurances on the buildings destroyed yesterday morning were : Cottage £IOO, and brewery £SO, both in the Royal office. A policy was taken out a week ago by Mr Ramsay, who rented the brewery from Mrs Barry, for £l5O on the plant and stock, in the Norwich Union office. Constable Sheary, who was on night duty, first observed the fire and rang the bell. The brewery soon succumbed to the flames, but steam having been quickly got up hi the fire engine, Mrs Barry’s oottage, which was all in flames, was merely gutted, showing the power of the engine to quench a fire even when it has a good hold of a wooden building. There were thirteen members of the Brigade present. Tho captain and lieutenant were in Christchurch, and several members wire absent from Blenheim. A.s usual lately, the members of the Brigade had to d-iig the engine to the scene of the fire, no horses being available, and a delay was caused by an outsider taking the reel in the wrong direction. The origin of the fire is a mystery, and it is probable that an enquiry will he held,

St Patrick's Day Spouts. —The following - nominations have been received: St Patrick’s Handicap —S. J. Thacker, T. J. Newth, AY. Redwood, R. Priddlo, J. Hay, Poole, H. O. Harris, F. Gaukrodger, Eddleston, Wheeler, A. Rayner, F. Shaw, W. Williams, J. Clinch, K. MTvor, S. Harper, E. S. Cresswell, E. Cooper, F. M. Leckie, S. Hi irgreaves, J. Reid, Woodhouse, Buckojan, J. O‘Sullivan, F. Edwards, A, Redwood. Mile Handicap—Carminie, C. Gray, W. Jeffries, J. Doyle, Woolly, C. Western, T. Morriii, C. Anderson, J. O'Leary, J. Wheeler, Ewart, T. Foley, IP. Bethwaite, Blackbce, Woodhouse, C. Scott, Reid, J. O’SulHvan. Half-mile Handicap—Carmine, AY. Jeffries, G. Gray, T. J. Newth, Poole, J. M‘Conway, C. AVestern, Gaukrodgar, Eddleston, J. O’Leary, AA r heeler, Ewart, E. Cooper, H. Beth waite, F. M. Leckie, Blackbce, S) Hargraves, AVoodhouso, Reid, AV. Shepherd, C. Cress, AY. Raymond. Harper, Cresswell, Hargreaves and Betliwaite iu-e Nelson entries Williams and Leckie, AVellington ; Newth and Thacker, Palmerston North; and Clinch, Canterbury.

Adjourned Case, —The ease J, Martin v Donald Fulton, a claim of £ll for attendance on the horse Patricius, which was adjourned from Monday last for the production of further evidence, was resumed at the R. M. Court yesterday, before Mr Allen, R. M.—James Fulton, defendant’s brother, stated that the agreement with plaintiff was that he should get his tucker and tbb: cco for looking after the horse until ihc season commenced. Plaintiff never asked witness for any wages. About the end of September he refused to take Patricius to the horse parade at Blenheim. There was no contract whatever concerning plaintiff’s wages, but when he was leaving Mabakipawa he told witness. that he was hard up, and witness ga T e him£l. Witness and his brother owned tho horse Patricias.—To Mr' Rogers : I did not like to send plaintiff away, or to he hard on him, because he was a:a old man. He was only worth 10s a week for tericFug the horse. —Henry Jollyman, horse and cattle doctor, Blenheim, stated that in a conversation with James Fulton, the latter said that Martin was a good man, and that he had saved his tl'ulton-’sj hopse s life at Richmond.— After argument, Air M‘Galium avreedto alter the plaint and make if read “ Martin v. Donald and James Fulton/-' as this was the only condition en which the M'agisirMs paid ho could give a decision. Otherwise he would have had- to nonsuit the parties.—Judgment was given for plaintiff for £•-> 10s aud £2 9s costs.

Undefended.— The following undefended eases, in which there was no appearance of defendants, were disposed of yesterday by Mr Allen, 11. M : —II Jill 's and Bell v johu AVelsh, a chum of £5 Ids 3d, balance duo on a promis.-Diy n >te.— For plaintiffs by default; c>t , 10s Same v AAhlliam Nich'd!, a cla m of £2 10s Id -For plaintiffs. 0s costs. Horton and Clouston v Jlm AAfiiiium-*, a claim of £1 4s GJ. -For plaintiffs, G costs.—Same v William Haywood, a claim of £) SR Gd. For plaintiffs lls costs. Same vF. Ilayward, a claim of £1 15s Gd. Adjourned fill 2nd March.

Left Behind.—A Hobart cable states that a consignment of stoats and weasels which had been shipped by the Rimutaka at London for New Zealand had to be landed at Plymouth, as no food for their sustenance during the voyage had been provided. Probably the animals were meant for the Awatere Rabbit Butird. The Rimutaka is due at Wellington on Sunday evening.

Conscientious.— The suggestion of an “unco guid” friend of the owner that the name of Bliss Woodford should be changed on her relegation to tho stud to Airs Woodford reminds the Sydney Bulletin of a moral man up Aludgee way who once won a Maiden Plate with a mare called Zulu. Four months after he returned tho prize money to tho race secretary with a note saying’ he reirrstted to find his mare was not a maiden at the time she won the stakes, as she had just foaled, but he was totally innocent of any intention to deceive when he entered her. N.Z, Pkoduce in tiie Home Alarket. —The Glasgow Daily Alail of 10th December says “ Quite a novelty has been introduced into our provision market this week, when several parcels of No v Zealand butter were offered. The quality is goud, but the price to make this article take is thought to ho rather above its relative value-Is per lb. A few cheeses from the same country, and which have been pronounced as favourable by those in the trade who have tried them,, have also been introduced ; aud the opinion is very favourable as to the prospects of a continuance of the offering of this article.”

Dkvth of a Vici’okian Millionaire. — “Money” Miller, or more correctly speaking the Hon. Henry Miller, died last week. Before the recent days of big fortunes by land speculation, Air Aliller was esteemed one of our few millionaires, but no nr they are as common as blackberries. His possessions are estimated variously at from two and ii-lialf to four milllions, ITo came here a young man from Tasmania, settled on a farm where the Richmond town hall now stands, originated banks and building societies, aud as he himself admitted was a Midas-like individual, at whese touch everything turned to goln. He lnd a family of several children, o? whom two .sons were well known in the racing world as the owners of AViHiam Tell, Rioiiwortli, Lando, Aleruder. &c. The older and richer he grew, the more miserly Mr Aliller became, lie was chairman of the Bank of Victoria, and with his cheeseparing notions got left behind in those days of munificence. The breath was no sooner out of his body, than the bank congratulated itself to its shareholders on having lost him, and intends setting out with a flowing sail under the chairmanship of Air Murray Smith.

The Agent-Generalship. —The New Zealand Times says that Sir Dillon Bell’s term of office does not expire until February, 1889, and that the question of appointment of a successor has not been even considered by Government. It is believed, however, that Sir Francis Dillon Bell will he allowed to continue holding the Agency-General for a further term of years, but that the salary of the office will have to sliaro the fate of tho Gubernatorial and Ministerial salaries, and undergo proportionate reduction. When Sir Francis Bell was appointed the pay was reduced from L 1750 to L 1250, and it is thought probable that when the next appointment is made the salary will not be higher than LIOOO a year, probably LSOO, as the duties are deemed much less onerous now 1h m when tbo Public AVorks’ policy was in full swing. O ther consider - able reductions in the cost of the Department are also expected. The Encounter with a Shark. —Air D. Grant, who was attacked by a shark while bathing in tho sea at Oamaru, says that fin the shark taking hold of him ho failed to realise for a second or two what was the matter, hut as soon as he did he struck at the brute with the arm that was free, and also thrust his hand into its mouth to force it to let go. His right hand is all lacerated with the teeth of the shark, which, as is well known, are like lances. On disengaging his aim he instantly struck out for tho shore, hut was pursued by the shark, which, no doubt, was prevented by the shallowing water from turning on its hack to again attack him. It is well known, from the nature of a shark’s teeth, that it would be a inost difficult thing to extricate anything from its jaws ; and tho only reasonable supposition that can ho offered in Air Grant’s ease is that when the flesh gave way the hold of tho fish was released. It was a narrow escape, for it is not often that anyone attacked by a shark tho size of that which injured Air Grant—said to he ten feet in length—gets away with his life. Air Grant, we believe, has been in the habit of bathing in the sea for a great many years, and no danger was apprehended from sharks, although it was known that they were often in the vicinity, as they had been seen opposite the Alanure Depot-—North Otago Times.

The Premier op Tonga. —The Rev Mr Baker, Premier of Tonga, is now living at his private residence, Symonds-street, Auckland. He does not know when he will return to Tonga, and since arriving in Auckland has been made acquainted with the fact that the N.S.W. Conference have sustained Mr Moulton, and that he is going hack to Tonga. Mr Baker on learning this decided to await the meeting of the general Wesleyan Conference in Melbourne next May and lay his views of the difficulty before the Conference. Should tho decision be against him lie would then be at liberty to act as ho thought best. So far tho New Zealand Conference have shown a desire to effect tho reconciliation between the Wesleyan Methodist and the Free Churches at Tonga. The new church at Nukualofa is fast approaching completion, and is a fine specimen of native work. Miss B iker, who was wounded in so bravely defending her father’s life, was removed from the steamer Richmond to her parents’residence in Symonds-street. The young lady was so weak that she had tc be carried in a cot specially prepared. Short as the journey was it told on tr e invalid and she was not so well in consequence. Sue. is now. however, very much better, and with the cure and attendance she will receive we hope she will speedily recover. Ac uv - land Bell. We are now clearing the balance of our Summer Stock at greatly reduced prices, for cash. Special bargains will be offered in" Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, .Dress Materials, Prints,' Cretonnes, Quilts, Hosiery, Capes, Holmans, Millinery and General Drapery. The Stock is iresii j and well-assorted in fashionable Goods of genuine quality, marked in prices, to , effect a ready clearance. Inspection I solicited. — Sjialk and Hay. fAdvt.’] j Answer This. —Did you ever know j any person to be ni, without inac'tcn of the stomach, livers or kidneys, or and you ever know one who was well when either was obstructed or jriactivc ? and. did you ever know or hear of any car 3 of the kind that Dr Houle’s American Hop. Bitters would not cure i Ask your neighbour

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